Reeds

Reeds are an item used to grow crops and flowers by placing them on Farmland Tiles. They function as the basic planting item in Necesse’s farming system, letting the player start a wide range of harvestable plants from seed to mature crop or flower.

They can be found in chests in caves and villages, or obtained by harvesting the corresponding plants. The Farmer NPC also sells seeds, and the stock available for purchase depends on the player’s progress in the world. Because many different plant types are tied to this item category, Reeds are one of the most common farming-related items to pick up during exploration.

The same system covers both food crops and decorative or utility flowers. Crop seeds can grow into plants such as Wheat, Corn, Tomato, Cabbage, Beet, Chili Pepper, Sugar Beet, Eggplant, Potato, Rice, Carrot, Onion, Pumpkin, Strawberry, and Coffee Beans, with different types found in specific cave biomes. Flower seeds can grow into Caveglow, Firemone, Iceblossom, Mushroom, and Sunflower, which are found in villages or biome-specific locations.

Typical sources include:

• Forest Caves: Wheat, Corn, Tomato, Cabbage
• Caves: Beet, from defeating the Beet Cave Croppler
• Snow Caves and Swamp Caves: Tomato, Cabbage, Chili Pepper, Sugar Beet
• Swamp Caves and Desert Caves: Eggplant, Potato
• Desert Caves: Rice, Carrot
• Deep Forest Caves and Deep Swamp Caves: Onion
• Deep Snow Caves and Deep Swamp Caves: Pumpkin
• Deep Snow Caves and Deep Desert Caves: Strawberry
• Deep Desert Caves: Coffee Beans
• Villages or Forest: Firemone
• Villages or Snow: Iceblossom
• Villages or Swamp and Swamp Caves: Mushroom
• Villages or Plains: Sunflower
• Deep Forest Caves or Deep Swamp Caves: Caveglow

For profitability, crop yields should be checked against the crops themselves, since the value of using Reeds depends on what plant they produce and where that plant is available. In practice, they are most useful when you want a renewable source of food, a specific flower, or a crop that is tied to a biome you have already reached.